Jeremy Nathans

Jeremy Nathans (born July 31, 1958 in New York City ) is an American molecular biologist and neuroscientist at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine . He is best known for his work on the genetics of color vision and color blindness .

Life

Nathans earned a bachelor's degree in life sciences and chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1979 . In 1985 he received a Ph.D. from David S. Hogness at Stanford University School of Medicine. in biochemistry and in 1987 an MD there as a medical degree. As a postdoctoral fellow , he worked with Axel Ullrich at the biotechnology company Genentech . Nathans has been researching for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute since 1987 .

In 1988 Nathans received his first professorship (assistant professor) for molecular biology , genetics and neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , in 1992 he became an associate professor there , and in 1993 for ophthalmology . He has held a full professorship since 1996. Nathans is a co-editor of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and a member of the Lasker Awards committee .

Jeremy Nathans is married with two children.

Act

Together with David S. Hogness , Nathans isolated the first DNA sequence of a G-protein-coupled receptor and a eukaryotic sensory receptor, rhodopsin . He identified and sequenced the genes for the three opsins that are involved in color perception in humans and defined the molecular genetic basis of the most common forms of color blindness and color ametropia . Later he turned to various forms of inherited diseases of the retina ( retina ), and the evolution and the normal development of the retina and of biochemistry and cell biology of photoreceptors to. More recent work deals with the biology and pathology of the retinal vessels. Nathans and co-workers pioneered the Frizzled® family of receptors, which play an important role in numerous processes of cell proliferation , pattern formation, and hemostasis ( hemostasis ).

According to Google Scholar , Nathans (as of April 2019) has an h-index of 91.

Awards (selection)

• 1986 Newcomb Cleveland Prize (together with David S. Hogness and others)
• 1987 National Academy of Sciences Award for Initiatives in Research
• 1987 Passano Young Scientist Award
• 1989 Golden Brain Award
• 1996 member of the National Academy of Sciences
• 2000 member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• 2008 Prémio de Visão António Champalimaud
• 2008 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
• 2011 member of the Institute of Medicine
• 2020 Benjamin Franklin Medal from the Franklin Institute

Web links

• Jeremy Nathans MD, PhD and Nathan's Lab at Johns Hopkins University (jhu.edu)
• Jeremy Nathans, MD, PhD at Howard Hughes Medical Institute (hhmi.org)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Curriculum Vitae (PDF, 194 kB, August 2014) at Johns Hopkins University (jhu.edu); accessed on May 13, 2017.
2. ↑ Jeremy Nathans, MD, PhD (PDF, 130 kB) at the Lasker Foundation (laskerfoundation.org); accessed on May 13, 2017.
3. ↑ Jeremy Nathans. Google Scholar , accessed April 20, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Jeremy Nathans. In: archives.aaas.org. April 11, 1986. Retrieved May 13, 2017 . 
5. ^ William O. Baker Award for Initiatives in Research. In: nasonline.org. Retrieved May 13, 2017 . 
6. ^ Past Recipients - The Passano Foundation, Inc. In: passanofoundation.org. Accessed April 20, 2019 . 
7. ↑ 1989: Nathans. In: minervaberkeley.org. Minerva Foundation, October 27, 1989, accessed September 13, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Jeremy Nathans. In: nasonline.org. Retrieved May 13, 2017 . 
9. ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter N. (PDF; 283 kB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved September 13, 2019 . 
10. ↑ 2008: Nathans & Yau. In: fchampalimaud.org. Retrieved May 13, 2017 .